The compensation was negotiated with Germany’s finance ministry and includes $888.9 million to provide home care and supportive services for frail and vulnerable Holocaust survivors.
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Deep, 6.2 magnitude earthquake shakes part of Philippines southwest of the capital
An earthquake about 75 miles below the surface, has shaken part of the Philippines.
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Southern Baptists refuse to take back megachurch because it has female pastors
The statement of faith of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination asserts that only qualified men can serve as pastors.
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Republican presidential candidates struggle with response to Trump’s unprecedented legal troubles
Some Republican leaders this week have demonstrated a newfound willingness to criticize Trump over the seriousness of the allegations.
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Man gets 18 years in federal prison for shooting, plan to rid Montana town of LGBTQ residents
John Russell Howald, 46, was convicted in February and sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Brian Morris in Great Falls for the March 2020 shooting.
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Roger Payne, scientist who discovered whales can sing, dies at 88
Payne made the discovery in 1967 during a research trip to Bermuda in which a Navy engineer provided him with a recording of curious underwater sounds documented while listening for Russian submarines.
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Harvard morgue manager, 4 others charged with selling human remains
The body parts were taken without the school’s knowledge or permission, authorities said, adding that the school has cooperated with the investigation.
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Russia intensifies air strikes, hitting homes, shops in Ukraine amid Kyiv counteroffensive
Ukrainian officials say at least 6 people are dead after Russian forces fired cruise missiles at the southern city of Odesa and shelled homes in the eastern Donetsk region.
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White House press secretary has violated rule against politics on the job, watchdog says
A government watchdog agency says Karine-Jean Pierre violated the Hatch Act by making frequent references to ‘MAGA Republicans’ during White House briefings.
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Google must break up digital ad business over competition concerns, European regulators say
It’s the first time the EU has told a tech giant that it must split up key parts of its business over violations of its strict antitrust laws.